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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2006
Hitoshi Hirakawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Manabu Ishimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Awamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinoda Plasma Corporation, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
An arc tube array-type display device includes an arc tube array, a supporting member, a plurality of display electrodes, a plurality of scan electrodes, and a plurality of address electrodes. The arc tube array has a plurality of arc tubes arranged side by side. Each of the arc tubes has a discharging gas sealed therein. The supporting member supports the arc tube array. The plurality of display electrodes are arranged at an adjacent portion between the arc tubes, and generate an opposing discharge inside the arc tube by applying voltages to each of the arc tubes from both of the side faces. The plurality of scan electrodes are arranged on the display surface side of the arc tube in a stripe form in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the arc tube so as to form light-emitting areas at intersecting portions against the arc tubes. The plurality of address electrodes are used for selecting light-emitting areas arranged on the back surface side of the respective arc tubes.